Jaipur Literature Festival: Writers and readers under one roof

Visitors arrive for the Jaipur Literature festival at Diggi Palace. Photo by Himanshu Vyas/Hindustan Times

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VS Naipaul, the author of A House for Mr Biswas, breaks down as he attends a session on his book. Photo by Mohd Zakir / Hindustan Times.

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Girish Karnad and Naseeruddin Shah talks at a session on And Then One Day during the Litrature Festival. Photo by Mohd Zakir / Hindustan Times

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Prasoon Joshi sing his poem at in conversation with Yatindra Mishra at the session on Tare Zameen Par. (Photo by Mohd Zakir / Hindustan Times)

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From left Amit Chaudhuri, Farrukh Dhondy, Paul Theroux and Hanif Kureishi at the session on A House for Mr Biswas by VS Naipaul. Photo by Mohd Zakir / Hindustan Times

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Organisers of Jaipur Literature Festival Sonjoy Roy, Namita Gokhale and William Dalrymple in conversation at the inauguration of the festival at Diggi Palace. (Photo by - Himanshu Vyas/Hindustan Times)